Endless Elegance At The Essence Awards In LA

The 2nd Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon yesterday brought out some awesome women with serious class.

The Good:

How chic and easy is Jurnee Smollett’s 80’s fab frock?

When Halle Berry does classic sexy, there’s no one in the world who does it better.

Tracee Ellis Ross stays just shy of sweet – but stays nice and grown up.

Maybe not the glitziest, but does anyone look more elegant than Anika Noni Rose?

It’s like there was a memo for everyone to do understated fab tonight! Gina Torres got it.

Taraji P. Henson continues her reign of fab.

The Bad:

I am not sure why Omarosa is here, why she’s in a Legally Blonde: The Musical costume.

Lorraine Toussaint’s is one of those cases where “bad” really means endearingly kooky.

I love Sanaa Lathan, which is why I hate to see her in this frumpy mother-of-the-bride lace.